Holyhead railway station
Holyhead 
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| Welsh: Caergybi | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Holyhead |
| Local authority | Anglesey |
| Coordinates | 53°18′29″N 4°37′52″W / 53.308°N 4.631°WCoordinates: 53°18′29″N 4°37′52″W / 53.308°N 4.631°W |
| Grid reference | SH247822 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HHD |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.242 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.237 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.233 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.235 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.219 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Chester and Holyhead Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 1 August 1848 | First station opened |
| 15 May 1851 | Station resited |
| 1 January 1866 | Station resited |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Holyhead from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Holyhead railway station (Welsh: Gorsaf reilffordd Caergybi) serves the Welsh town of Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi) on Holy Island, Anglesey. The station is the western terminus of the North Wales Coast Line 105 1⁄2 miles (170 km) west of Crewe and is managed by Arriva Trains Wales. It connects with the Holyhead Ferry Terminal.
The first station in Holyhead was opened by the Chester and Holyhead Railway on 1 August 1848, but this was replaced by the second on 15 May 1851.
The present station was opened by the London and North Western Railway on 17 January 1866 and still retains its overall roof. It originally had four platforms, but only three are currently in use, the track to the former platform three having been lifted.
Platform one on the western side of the station, is separated from the other two by the ferry terminal buildings and inner harbour and is the one normally used by Virgin Trains services to London Euston. Most Arriva Trains Wales DMU services use platform two. Platform three is outside the train shed and is used by the early morning Premier Service to Cardiff Central, plus a few other trains at busy periods. There are carriage sidings and servicing facilities alongside platform one, whilst platform three also has an engine release line & run-round loop available.
A rail-served container terminal next to the station closed in 1991 when the traffic transferred to Liverpool. It has since been demolished and is now used as a car parking area for the Stena Line ferry service.
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